Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people fell 7.69% to 24.0 persons in Iraq in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Iraq reached an all time high of 54.0 persons in 1990 and an all time low of 24.0 persons in 2021. When compared to Iraq's main peers, incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people in Iran amounted to 12.0 persons, 20.0 persons in Kuwait, 8.20 persons in Saudi Arabia and 18.0 persons in Syria in 2021.
Iraq has been ranked 114th within the group of 175 countries we follow in terms of incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people, 17 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Incidence of Tuberculosis (Per 100,000 People) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bahrain | persons | 15.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | persons | 16.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | persons | 37.0 | 35.0 | 33.0 | 31.0 | 28.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | persons | 5.70 | 5.40 | 6.70 | 5.00 | 5.50 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | persons | 22.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 22.0 | 20.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | persons | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | persons | 270 | 268 | 267 | 265 | 263 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | persons | 12.0 | 10.0 | 9.60 | 9.70 | 9.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | persons | 20.0 | 22.0 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | persons | 18.0 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | persons | 49.0 | 46.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 45.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | persons | 0.790 | 0.820 | 0.840 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | persons | 48.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 |
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